New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
FOR "PARNELLISM AND ORIME.r
AN ALLEGED ENGLISH DETECTIVE HERE.

AN ALLEGED ENGLISH DETECTIVE HERE.
HE WAS AFTER COMPROMISING LETTERS, BUT
DIDN'T GET ANY, BECAUSE THERE WE'RE NONE.
There was four-oolumn story printed In The World
yesterday In which 1t alleged that Maurice Moser,
English detective. in NewYork last July and Au-
gust trying get letters which Parncl and the other
leaders Of the Irish Parliamentary Party supposed
to have written to synpathizcrs In this country. Moser
was said to be discharged detective from Scotland
Yard and to have been employed by The London Times
to try to obtain corroborave evidence this side Of
the water Of the sensational articles which have ap
peared in the columns Of that paper entitled Parnsl
ism and Crime" in which II sought 10 fasten upon
the Irish leader guilty KNOWLEDGE OF the PhgaI Park
murders. The following is q summarized account OF
what Moser alleged to have done since he landed In
New-York on June Is:
He went first to the Metropolitan Hotel. where he
registered as II. L. Walters, London" After q
stay he left that place and took at No. co \
Twenty-second-st He nett New-Yorker named ChcrI
p Jackson. and after they became intimate he told Il
that the editor Of The London Times had assured
him that either lyman, Sheridan ODonovan Rosa had
In their possession letters which certain to involve
Parne and other members OF the Irish party In many OF
the political and agraran crimes which committed
in Ireland. His mission to obtain these documents
by hook crook and that all he had to do to namo
bis price and The Times would pay It, He wanted help
Jackson knew the city. Wouldn't he join hint II so,
they could kill tho Home Rule agitation in
Ireland at blow. incidentally kill Gladstone
and retire TO some cosey part OF old England
where they could squander the blood money such an i'm
mensc amount OF which would he forthcoming that
squander and not spend is the word which would best
describe their efforts to through it. Jackson de-
voted friend to the queenly power OF Victoria cher
crown and dignity,"a "caught on" with American
alacrity, but with American caution politely demanded
that be allowed TO hear the Jingle OF the coin a sort
of preliminary Accordingly Moser did Jingle 1t in the
shape Of some large checks from The London Times,
which were converted into greenbacks.
Then the hunt began. After considerable running
around p. ]. p. lyman, the alleged mo- L" in connec-
ton with the Phoenix Park tragedy, found and 1t
was alleged that he had letters from Editor William
$500 and which Mosor willing TO pay when he should
obtain the sanction of his English employers Copies OF
Sso and Signed 90 nave oHsn HeSiy pon and
"OBrieu" with mysterious remarks about certain per
sons not named said to have been bought by
the detectives from one or other Of these men,
TO whom 81 91 was paid over Inc wording Sf M Hese @
approval OF crime tho only striking feature being hat
person to whom they were addressed The alleged
from OBrien TO sheridan was inelligoIe THIS Is an an
position, but cannot AFFORD to help you Your friends
will no doubt sec that you are VOL provided Tor Ater
paying attentions to a woman named Golden, and has
not since been heard OF.
yesterday and found the following facts man named
IT, L. Walters did register at the Metropolitan Hotel on
juno Inc SioiA 80 ".
during three weeks and didn't seem TO have anything TO
do except 10 live on his money Nc 60 We" Twenty
house. kept by Mrs. Miller. pleasant southern woman
She said that Walters stayed at her place for week he
panons name not Jackson He was an Irlsh
Amsrcan and seeTsd % 70 Ue eocnev s wGen
"Walters" or "M "Moser" went away cable dispatches
from London poured In for him which Roberts wanted
to get, but which she refused until she received dis
patch from Walters consenting. Fm sure never
sSqgat tho 1h, as % was s ha ne hna It wa,
OF the watcher watched and that the WHY rshnan
whom believed TO be confederate was IN reality
Across tho way is o'Yeirs restaurant Mr. o'Neill
contributes large to the Irish cause and is one OF
the leading Nationalist in the city Walters used TO
take ais meals there and Cashier James Reynolds re,
one day 10 the big bread knife aud said Twas with
something just Ike that that the brave Brady Ad Out
All OF the letters are plainly fsrgeres. None OF the
Irishmen mentioned In the article svor sign ner
with lyman. though they may have had WIN sHerds H
regime The suggestion that he can be In want !, lde'
He has big tract OF land IN ,a%,iy 1oIrAII IT,
claims be mo L.. so does lyman who sent etsr 10
1HE TRIBUNE two weeks ago deuouncng dynamite anu
rnon sav there was mo- no / al all and that this 10
why the fellow cant be caught shoign lle hns', -,
much lie had slO year school teacher In County
Mayo but for few year. has been employed as clerk
career was when OConnor Power denounced him In tho
House of commSus for begging OF dY.npos1 nn 1Te 70
obtain situation as crown prosecutor 10 Ior c,y msyP
would be prosecuting Laud Leaguers and sendne them
TO jail t Is not likoly therefore, that Mr quinn mouia
be In League 10 overthrow the British Government IL
MeiEleobn, the dismissed Scotland Yard detsetve
who helped William O'Brion expose the inqulueso OF
dublin Castle The London Tila,s may be taking lear
ont of their book the employment OF Walters but the
effort to connect any OF the irish neinpers Win cro
burst bubble. ,-. -.
William ]. Knoud, who keeps q wagon mannfactory az
No 32g est,st said There Is scarcely day passes
that detectives not prowing about my place
The fellow you describe was here IL you happen 10 sec
him aud anime his right elbow you Will IND tho marx
OF my vengeance. struck him with this, holding up
baseball bat In his hand. -, II,
Every man who could possibly throw any light on The
story was sesn by the reporter and they all said tha II
tho whole force Of Scotland Yard were here, IL "ouua
harm Parnell